NY chicken lover!!!!

[cracrzy4chicks]

I am so excited I just candled my eggs and I can see little chicks moving around in the one bator and the other you can see bigger chicks that one is on day 11 I think only one egg is looking like it didn't make it. Oh I can't wait to get the other incubators going kids think I am nuts. I am wanting to get some different Marans and eventually hatch the eggs the problem is finding Marans especially Splash, Black and Blue Copper ones. Anyone have a source to get some Marans?

Hey Nutty,
Were any of Spike's ( BLRW murdered roo ) eggs fertile ??

 

[JLaw]

Oh trust me, I already have a few that I'm not too happy about!

Ah that where the egg ship landed?

 

[Lynzi777]

Ah that where the egg ship landed?

Yup! It also took all my bird seed from my bird feeder and scurried back into the hole.

 

[Breella]

Yup! It also took all my bird seed from my bird feeder and scurried back into the hole.

Who is living there?

 

[Lynzi777]

Who is living there?

A chipmunk (or 10) LOL

 

[Lynzi777]

Looks like I have a broody Silkie on my hands now. She's not even sitting on any eggs yet. I started putting some aside. Maybe I'll give her those if she doesn't lay any more in the next few days. All of these eggs I'm hatching are her except one. My black hen lays these teeny tiny white eggs and the splash lays a slightly larger light brown egg.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Yep, I could, actually. The first roo I ever processed was one of my favorite birds. He was delicious.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Morning Everyone,
Locked down my eggs this morning!!!! I must have had a dream last night that they were cheeping already cuz I woke up in a panic thinking OMG are they hatching already!?!?!

I really hope this works and nothing happens from today until Saturday. Only two eggs in there and I'm hoping I don't get stuck with a lonely chick. But then again this Saturday will be "lockdown" day for Stella's eggs. So if there is only one I could always try placing it with her and the rest of the eggs. That should work out perfect. If they hatch and are all dried out by Sunday/Monday Stella's eggs will be hatching Tuesday/Wednesday.

Good Luck I can't wait until I go on Lock Down I am sure I will be looking continuously to see if I have any hatching.

Morning all! A nice cool day today and I am hoping for some sun. We are supposed to get lots more rain tomorrow night which means the pump will be going pumping out the back yard. We are saturated and sit on clay so there is no place for the water to go.

I use the pine mulch from the tree branches we had chipped up two years ago in the runs. It gets the cheeps up off the ground a little bit and the poop gets mixed into it as they dig. When the sun is out it drys it out and there is no smell. I just remove some every now and then and replace it with new. In the fall I use the leaves and pine needles I rake up around the yard. I love free stuff.

Cass--take care of that leg. You need to find a minion to help you out!

Pyxis--.5ml/cc per large fowl and I have never stopped eating the eggs. I think, if I remember correctly, that there is no egg withdrawel with this med but dont quote me on that. I think thats why I chose this med over the others.

Jlaw---lots of good advice on the dog. Patience and time may reward you with a loyal and loving companion. Good luck with your hatching. We all learn by doing. I am still learning!

Tab---hope you are feeling good.

Rancher---I hope all this rain isnt killing your garden.

Stony--nice pic. Does your wife know you put that up? hehehe

Off to the pharm. Heres hoping for a non-drive through, fill everything, call my doctor, I;ll be back in 5 min for my 20 scripts kind of day!

Pharm I hope you dried out some today I am fortunate enough to have had my yard landscaped so that it all runs off to the back in the woods although that is why we had that done because every year it looked like my pool had decided it wanted to be a lake.

In my experience putting sand over a mud pit makes quick sand. I didn't do it on purpose, believe me. I threw the sand out of the small side to get it ready for the ducklings. I planned to scoop it up and move it. The chickens spread it out for me however. So I left it. Now that wet spot is like walking in quick sand. The chickens hate to walk on it and it sucks my boots off my feet if I am not careful. So if you are going to put sand somewhere, it might be best to put a layer of stones down first so the water has someplace to go, instead of just making soggy wet sand on top of soggy wet non-draining soil.

My huge bruise is starting to itch. Of course it HURTS when I scratch it, but it is healing. I'm sick of being injured. I might have to start paying attention to what I am doing before I do it, in the near future, if I want to stay uninjured.

Sunny and a nice swift breeze out there today. I hope it keeps up so the strawberries dry out. I need to pick them today, before the rain resumes. I got enough Sunday for shortcake for 3 people. Maybe today I can get enough to make a small batch of jam. Ray claims he wants to do that. (We'll see who winds up making it, since he has never done it before. LOL)

ml = cc? WOW, the things you learn around here. Now I won't feel stupid when I say ml's for dosage. There is no egg withdrawal with Epernex (sp). At least that's what they all say, since there is no time for withdrawal of meat for butchering if you use it for cows, like it is intended. Somewhere I read that they use that stuff on humans in third world countries. Not that that is the litmus test for safety....they still put iodine on cuts in third world countries and we all know that isn't the safest thing in the world to do.

Cass be careful I hope you are healing up

How to help keep a run from becoming a mud pit:



https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...a-drainage-channel-under-my-run-im-clueless-p

Same idea, however I will be building a wooden frame, about 7-10 inches tall. I will run my pipes away from the run and out of the sides of the run and towards my garden. I also won't have so many pipes, that is overkill.

Wow that is a fancy run.

When I incubate Silkies, one always hatches a day or 2 early. They are all right alone. Some say that the peeping of the 1st hatch chick, encourages the rest to start pipping. Dunno if that's true or not.

Makes sense when one of my hens starts a clucking they all come to see why.

Hey Nutty,
Were any of Spike's ( BLRW murdered roo ) eggs fertile ??

Yes 3 of them are fertile but one is cracked I left it and it seems to be progressing so will see what happens

A chipmunk (or 10) LOL

I used to have chipmunks that would stand by my tree collecting acorns and if you went near there they would stand up on their back legs make these crazy noises like they were yelling at you. They disappeared when the tree got hit with lightning it split down the middle so we had it taken down haven't seen a chipmunk since then .

 

[vmdanielsen]

Hi anyone on Long Island, NY??

Welcome to the upstate thread. There is a thread that may be more active for you https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/534036/southern-ny-dutchess-county-and-below/10820#post_10944205

 

[Tough Old Bird]

THANKS to everyone who offered suggestions to keep the outdoor run / pen cleaner. It's great to learn what works (and what hasn't) for other folks. I need to get a finer-tined rake. The one I'm using is a little too wide to grab up and hold the poop for disposal. Thanks again for the good ideas and advice!

CASS - sorry about your leg. I had my shin bone slammed by a bike falling out of the back of my van last year and it was excruciating. I thought I might have chipped the bone, too. It took a long time to heal and I still have a sort of dent in my skin. I hope you heal quickly.

Henicillin - I think it's pretty neat that you're giving that funky little disabled chick a chance. Sounds like he/she has bonded with you.

TOB